Stephen E. "Steve" Higgins (born 1938) was director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) from 1983 to 1993.

Life and career

Higgins joined BATF in 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

. After serving as acting director, Higgins was appointed by Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan in 1983. Higgins retired following a report faulting BATF for their handling of the Waco Siege

Waco Siege

The Waco siege began on February 28, 1993, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19. The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located east-northeast of Waco,...

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External links

• Stephen Higgins--A Debt of Gratitude -- Hon. Jim Lightfoot (Extension of Remarks - October 05, 1993) via Library of Congress